P3 case study (new change)

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Quote from P3 Technical article from January, 09 Accountant Magzine wrote:
The Paper P3, Business Analysis Study Guide currently defines the exam
format as follows:
The syllabus is assessed by a three-hour exam, which comprises two sections.
Section A contains one multi-part question based on a case study scenario.
This question is worth 50 marks and will be closely based on the capabilities
defined in Sections A, B, and C of the syllabus, and supported by capabilities
defined in Sections H and I. It will occasionally be supported by capabilities
defined in Sections D, E, F, and G of the syllabus. The case study scenario will
always include quantitative information, which might include financial data.
Section B will include three discrete questions, each worth 25 marks.
Candidates must answer two questions in this section. At least two of the
questions in this section will be based on capabilities defined in Sections
D, E, F, G, and I of the syllabus. At most, one question in this section will
be based on capabilities defined in Sections A, B, and C of the syllabus.
Capabilities defined in Section H of the syllabus may be used to support
questions in this section.
This information was correct for the Pilot Paper and for the first three sittings
of the exam, held in December 2007, and in June and December 2008.
However, to provide more flexibility and to allow appropriate coverage of the
syllabus, it is proposed that, from June 2009, the exam format will change to
the following:
The syllabus is assessed by a three-hour exam, which comprises two
sections. Section A contains one multi-part question based on a case study
scenario. This question is worth 50 marks. The case study scenario will
normally include quantitative information.
Section B will include three discrete questions, each worth 25 marks.
Candidates must answer two questions in this section.
To provide students and lecturers with guidance on what a case study
question might look like in the new format, the examiner has written a case
study scenario and questions. These are available on the ACCA website in the
Paper P3 relevant technical articles section athttp://www.accaglobal.com/studen ... technical_articles. The example uses a similar scenario to the Pilot Paper and shows
how it could be extended and applied to a case study question. The question
also includes a flowchart. Candidates will be expected to be able to read and
interpret such flowcharts (in the example it is directly related to the text) but
not to construct them. The inclusion of flowcharts in scenarios will make it
much easier for the examiner to set process redesign questions in context.